Business Insider seeks assistant managing editor

Business Insider is hiring an assistant managing editor to help us staff and run a growing digital newsroom.

At Insider Inc,. our motto is to “get better every day.” An AME is a crucial person in our newsroom who helps achieve this goal. AMEs are excited to bring new talent into the newsroom and help reporters grow and learn in their careers. As we expand our newsroom to go deeper on the things that make Business Insider great, the AME will help us find the right people to add to the team.

We’re looking for someone who is an excellent communicator, is organized, and has endless enthusiasm for digital journalism and for helping their colleagues be great at their jobs.

Some responsibilities will include:

Posting jobs and screening fellowship applications
Recruiting and interviewing candidates
On-boarding new hires and helping familiarize them with Insider Inc.
Setting up skill-building seminars and series across the newsroom
Making Insider Inc. a great place to work

The ideal candidate will have:

Impeccable communication and organization skills
At least a year of professional experience in a digital newsroom
Some experience with recruiting and hiring
Comfort with managing and advising staff

This is a full-time position based in our New York office. Insider Inc. offers competitive compensation packages with complete benefits.

To apply, go here.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.